How to Speak So That People Want to Listen | Julian Treasure | TED – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.The human voice: It's the instrument we all play
2.It's the most powerful sound in the world, probably
3.It's the only one that can start a war or say "I love you." And yet many people have the that when they speak, people don't listen to them
4.And why is that
5.How can we speak to make change in the world
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
statement
B2A declaration or remark.
Example:
"when it's actually not a question, it's a statement?"
environment
B1The surroundings of, and influences on, a particular item of interest.
Example:
"in an environment that's all about noise and bad acoustics."
experience
B1The effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in; personal and direct impressions as contrasted with description or fancies; personal acquaintance; actual enjoyment or suffering.
Example:
"And yet many people have the experience"
meta-language
B1A B1-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"This is the sing-song, the meta-language"
dreadful
A2A shocker: a report of a crime written in a provokingly lurid style.
Example:
"and she said, "I know, isn't it dreadful?""
positive
B2A thing capable of being affirmed; something real or actual.
Example:
"But is there a positive way to think about this?"
nothing
A2Something trifling, or of no consequence or importance.
Example:
"There's nothing wrong with a bit of silence in a talk, is there?"
whatever
A2Unexceptional or unimportant; blah.
Example:
"Whatever it is, if it's really important,"
purpose
A2An objective to be reached; a target; an aim; a goal.
Example:
"in environments which were actually fit for purpose?"
powerfully
A2In a powerful manner.
Example:
"How can we speak powerfully to make change in the world?"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| statement | B2 | A declaration or remark. |
| environment | B1 | The surroundings of, and influences on, a particular item of interest. |
| experience | B1 | The effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in; personal and direct impressions as contrasted with description or fancies; personal acquaintance; actual enjoyment or suffering. |
| meta-language | B1 | A B1-level word commonly used in this context. |
| dreadful | A2 | A shocker: a report of a crime written in a provokingly lurid style. |
| positive | B2 | A thing capable of being affirmed; something real or actual. |
| nothing | A2 | Something trifling, or of no consequence or importance. |
| whatever | A2 | Unexceptional or unimportant; blah. |
| purpose | A2 | An objective to be reached; a target; an aim; a goal. |
| powerfully | A2 | In a powerful manner. |
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